it smears.

• Laughing ’til crying whilst skiing because I was acting like a drowning victim.

• Amazing radio shows and new music.

• Why I turn down the radio when I pass the library. [well, see, i don’t really know why i do that.]

• Designing and finding inspiration.

…things I should be writing about. Sharing.

But Momma couldn’t really talk either.

– Your father and I are going to see Tex Thomas and his Danglin’ Wranglers.

– Oh. Cool.

– Do you know who that is?

– No.

– They played at our wedding.

– Ohhhh… Yeah!

Somewhere [in storage] I have a T-shirt I stole from my parents that is downright ah-mazing. It it a cut-off red shirt that says “Dare To Dangle” on the front.

Kinda like this…

Awesome.

We hung up and I felt really happy about things. Just things. The fact that my folks are driving [on a school night] to go see the band that played at the celebration of their love. That people [some people] like each other long enough to go to concerts [the same concerts] years after years.

Reminded me of what I found when I was back home for the hollerdays…

good-lookin' kids right there, eh?

Yep. Those are my folks… circa 1979ish? Dunno. My mom is the one in the middle and my dad is next to her [the one with the beard]. Check my mom’s glasses. Yep. Those are perscription…. aka worn for everyday occasions… not just for discos and softball games.